Center for Disabilities Studies

After years working as a community organizer and as assistant U.S. attorney, Brian Wallach was diagnosed with ALS. He and his wife now lobby for funding and access to drugs for people with ALS.

Coinciding with the 24th anniversary of the Olmstead decision, which established the rights of individuals with disabilities to live in community-based settings, the Office for Civil Rights announced an initiative to ensure compliance from state and local entities or any provider receiving federal funding.

A new exhibition at the National WWI Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, Mo., tells the story of prosthetics past, present and future.

Queer spaces can be inaccessible to disabled people, and disabled communities can be inhospitable to queer people, leaving those at the intersection in want of a sense of belonging.

The Santa Ana Public Library is one of the first libraries in the U.S. to offer a free program that uses robots to interact with children with autism.